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NewsBristow and Beta sign up for Norwegian cargo flight tests
Norway is to establish an international test facility for zero- and low-emission aircraft that could see trials of cargo flights take place between Bergen and Stavanger in the second half of next year.
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Paid contentSupporting the world’s workhorse
Chris Dare, director, MRO services and solutions at Marshall, describes how the UK company is a global authority on the ubiquitous C-130 Hercules
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NewsUtair Aviation to absorb foreign-aircraft maintenance division TS Technik
Russian operator Utair’s management is to bring its specialised maintenance arm for foreign-built aircraft, TS Technik, directly under its aviation division through a merger of the companies. The decision follows a shareholder vote on 10 December which was overwhelmingly in favour of the proposal. Under the merger plan the company ...
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Paid contentGE Aerospace, NASA flight tests accelerate contrails science
GE Aerospace and NASA recently partnered on flight tests to help further the aviation industry’s understanding of contrails, using new test methods and technologies. Source: GE Aerospace In November 2024, GE Aerospace and NASA Langley Research Center teams collaborated on flight tests to study contrails Contrails are ...
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NewsKAI wins six-year contract extension for 737 Max empennage
Korea Aerospace Industries has secured a six-year extension from Boeing to supply the empennage for the 737 Max.
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NewsUSA clears possible Ukraine F-16 support deal
The US government has cleared the possible sale of a sustainment package for Ukraine’s Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters, as the beleaguered country takes delivery of its second batch of the type.
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NewsAustralia’s securities regulator sues Rex and its directors over ‘deceptive’ conduct
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken - operator Regional Express (Rex) to court, amid allegations of “serious governance failures”, including a “misleading” and inaccurate profit forecast in 2023.
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NewsBoeing gets $451 million contract for Japan F-15J upgrade equipment
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a $451 million contract to obtain key equipment for Tokyo’s F-15J upgrade programme.
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NewsSouthwest 737 and small aircraft involved in runway incursion at Long Beach
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating another runway incursion, this one involving a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 and a single-engined Diamond DA40 at Long Beach on 19 October.
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NewsOpen-rotor concept in line for Clean Aviation flight-test funding
Safran and CFM International look set to benefit from the first round of Clean Aviation’s second phase, which proposes to fund the flight demonstration of an open-rotor engine.
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NewsAlaska Air to fly from Seattle to Asia in 2025 as Hawaiian integration takes hold
Alaska Air Group plans to launch its first flights from the US West Coast to Asia in 2025, part of a broader network shift the carrier says will strengthen its hubs and make it a more formidable nationwide player.
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NewsEcoPulse partners hail ‘major milestone’ and weigh next moves
Following the end of flight testing, three partners behind the EcoPulse hybrid-electric aircraft demonstrator are already contemplating next steps, with a series of follow-on projects to debut next year.
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NewsBoeing’s backlog inched up in November amid new orders and slow delivery pace
Boeing received net orders for 50 jets in November thanks partly to a new 737 Max commitment from Alaska Airlines and a deal for the latest batch of KC-46A tankers from the US government.
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AnalysisUK’s modified Excalibur testbed flies through initial stability campaign
The unique Boeing 757 that will be employed in support of the UK’s Future Combat Air System activity has completed a first series of post-modification sorties.
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NewsKazakhstan welcomes its first A400M airlifter in Almaty
Kazakhstan has become the ninth nation to field the A400M tactical transport, with Airbus Defence & Space having handed over its lead of two examples in Almaty.
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NewsBoeing restarts 737 production
Boeing has restarted 737 production and intends within days to resume assembly of 767s and 777s, saying it is bringing its Pacific Northwest facilities back online after halting production for nearly three months due to a machinists’ strike.
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NewsAirbus prepares the ground for eco-mode introduction with automated safety systems
Airbus Helicopters is preparing the ground for the future introduction of so-called “eco-mode” operations on twin-engined rotorcraft, a series of patent filings reveal. Covering critical aspects of such flights – particularly safety – the patent applications appear to be an important step towards any roll-out of the concept. ...
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NewsYak-40 suffers runway excursion at snowy Siberian airport
Russian investigators are probing a runway excursion involving a Yakovlev Yak-40 at Siberia’s Olekminsk airport. The trijet had been inbound from Bratsk on 10 December, says the East Siberian transport prosecutor’s office. While landing at around 12:00, it states, the aircraft “skidded off the runway”. “There were no casualties,” the ...
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NewsCambodia’s Angkor Air modernises ATR fleet with -600s
Cambodia Angkor Air is to supplement its fleet with three ATR 72-600s, as it prepares to undergo a rebranding. The carrier operates Airbus A320-family jets as well as ATRs for regional flights. It had indicated earlier this year that it intended to sell two of its ATR 72-500s – manufactured ...
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NewsFirst Trent 1000 arrives at Rolls-Royce’s German site for overhaul
Rolls-Royce’s German facility in Dahlewitz near Berlin has received the first Trent 1000 scheduled for overhaul at the site.